June 22, 2007

Thursday was the last day of school for my kids! YES, no more making lunches before my eyes are even open, no more waiting for the copy machine in the work room, no more rushing to get out the door by 8:15, just sleeping in and NO more schedule! LOVE it. A girlfriend of mine had a "Kick of to Summer Swim Party" on the last day of school and had quite a good turnout of us " Home Room" moms..LOL. Another gal pal ( at the pool party), gifted me with this gorgeous bottle of pink lemonade from Trader Joe's. What a perfect way to celebrate the beginning of Summer. I got out the "Special Glasses" put a nice crust of sugar around the rim, and the kids and I enjoyed the sweet and tangy bubbly!

Wanting to save some for another day of indulgence, I went searching for the cap......when I had a spark of genius!!! Such a special treat, needs a special cap, lid, cork thingy!.. so off I to make a "Pretty". Hubby called about that time and said we have an invitation to the Boss's house for dinner Saturday night. Well now....it just so happens I have the perfect "Summer Hostess gift". Thanks for sparking my creativity Lourdes and the yummy lemonade.

June 19, 2007

I have been a very busy little bee! I put all of this in my Etsy store!! Well all but one, which is on e-bay. I'm going to work on a few different projects now,.....picture frames, which my rhinestones will make an appearance on, and a little sewing project. I hope to share soon!

June 12, 2007

Day 2 ( Sunday) the plans were to go to the flea market and then to "tea" ..........so I'm thinking to myself, only a couple hours at the flea market? thats like taking a kid into a candy store and only only letting him, buy a bubblegum out of the machine!!! lol, clearly my friends have NO idea what a vintage obsessed freak I truly am. I broke the news to them gently that I was not going to join them for tea, but rather continue on in the hot sun, dragging my full cart around an asphalt parking lot, in search of more finds. They were very polite, and went on with out me. LOL

I picked up some really great bottles, I'm working on them now, some have a hint of purple in the glass and others have a slight blue tint. They are gorgeous! I'll show you when they are done!

June 11, 2007

I just had the most fun weekend. I spent it with some of the girls who make up The most incredibly talented children's Boutique designers on E-bay. We collectively sell under the name of "LillyPlum" I have been privileged to be a part of this group for quite a few years now. We have chatted daily, shared our dreams and disappointments, our hopes and desires, but had never actually met in person. Of course I felt like I knew them all ready, but spending an entire weekend with them was too much fun. We stayed in Pasadena and filled the days with shopping, eating, and lots of giggling. Sat. afternoon we headed for Beverly Hills to hang out until lunchtime. Far be it from us to just go with the norm, we had to have desert before lunch!!! at this ever so trendy joint. YUMMY! they even had mixes to make at home.

Paradise Cove in Malibu is where we had lunch. We were just a tad late for our reservation, so we frolic-ed on the beach and took pictures on the pier.....Ahh..I could take a lot of this.

June 06, 2007

I just put the finishing touches on my first ever Journal, well I'm hesitant to call it a journal because I don't really journal, never have and at this point probably wont ever. I'm calling it a Home Planner...I don't know about you, but when I stumble upon a find that I think, " wow, that would look great in the living room", or "hey, that matches the fabric in the dinning room", I always second guess myself and wind up with nothing because I'm too afraid to make a huge mistake! lol. Please tell me I'm not alone in my paranoia!!! Here is how I've adapted the "Journal" to my needs...

First page...A picture of my area most in need. The Living room wall. Its huge. I got this giant pretty mirror from Ballard Designs. I'm thinking transfer ware plates around it. Red, or Brown??? I've also attached fabric swatches to the page in case I need to match something to a "T".

Another page, more fabric swatches...

Pockets and pretty button paper clips keep it from becoming too messy. I have a feeling this wont be my last journal...I mean planner! lol.

June 02, 2007

Yikes! O. K., so it was not the best hair day! lol, but wow, what fun !!! I drove out to the coolest place today for a little vintage shopping. I'd read all about it on Sherry's blog. Ever since I ran across her blog I have followed it faithfully. I love her style and color pallet. Very muted, romantic, and Prairie chic, rustic but elegant. LOVE IT. So when I read she was having a barn sale, I marked it on the calender. I'll be a regular. She is doing this every month. Yea!!! We could of chatted for hours, but she was busy setting things up, and I had a husband and two kids wondering around somewhere! lol. I restrained myself and didn't spend too much, ( saving for another excursion next weekend). You'll hear all about it later in a few days.

Sherry's little spot!

Wanted this cabinet to hang over my new desk ( a project almost finished).

This was outback...check out the darling laundry basket. Oh and it was not until I was editing pictures that I noticed the cute little sink on the yellow potting bench. I must check that out on my next visit. Thanks Sherry!

May 31, 2007

This pretty vase charm is what I finally decided to make for Bari as a "Thank you" for all the wonderful vintage rhinestone pieces she sent me. Think she'll like it? I'm going to make some more and put them in my Etsy shop if any of you are interested in them. They hang perfectly on old bottles. I can think of at least a hundred other ideas for my treasure she sent....... my next idea involves a picture frame......check back soon.

May 29, 2007

I have been chatting a bit with the ever so talented Bari J. She make the most gorgeous handbags. This is the one I have my eye on. If you have not visited her blog, you really need to go over and see for yourself. Amazing I tell ya! Anyhow, we were chatting about rhinestones and such, and she mentioned she had an old stash of them she no longer had use for, and asked if I was interested in having them...like just giving them to me..My mouth started salivating! lol, Of course I had to politely take them off her hands. I'd hate to have them cluttering up her pretty studio. They came in the mail the following week all neatly packaged in yummy chocolate colored tissue, carefully tied up in cellophane with a pretty pink ribbon and a machine stitched tag, ( how appropriate). How will I ever repay her for such a beautiful gift? I have a few ideas, I'll share them with you before sending back to her..... what a sweet girl!

I wanted to share some photos of an annual Harley ride that takes place where I live. On Memorial Day, thousands of Harleys ride out to the Veterans Cemetery for a memorial ceremony. They pass right by the house. We grabbed some chairs and went out to cheer them on. Lots of them Vertans themselves. It was an Awesome site, quite moving.

May 22, 2007

I purchased a large jar of vintage buttons last week and was dying to make something out of them. I made this button necklace in a little girl size! I just think it is so sweet. It would go perfectly with all of the frilly summer styles Im seeing in the stores!